Betrayal : the crisis in the Catholic Church

Brought completely up to date in this new paperback edition, this groundbreaking book provides a detailed, devastating account of the Catholic Church's decades-long cover-up that has left millions of American Catholics shocked, angry, and confused. Encompassing the story in its entirety—as it has unfolded throughout the U.S. and throughout the Church hierarchy—BETRAYAL brings into focus the scores of abusive priests who preyed upon innocent children, and the cabal of senior Church officials who covered up their crimes. - One of the most resonant and influential works of investigative journalism since Woodward and Bernstein's reporting on Watergate. - Astonishing court documents, secured through the efforts of Globe journalists, are reproduced in an appendix. - An essential, insightful, helpful text for the Church leaders, both lay and clergy, who have already begun charting a new course for the Catholic Church in America. - The hardcover edition of BETRAYAL is now in its fourth printing with more than 50,000 copies in print. With this expose, The Boston Globe aims to deliver the most comprehensive account of the cover-ups, hush money and emotional manipulation used by the Catholic Church to keep its long history of sexual abuse secret. The case of Father John Geoghan, who has been sentenced to 10 years in prison and whose 130 victims have been awarded $30 million, has dominated news headlines. The 2000 related civil suits pending against the Church are just the tip of the iceberg. With the same incisive reportage that broke the scandal wide open, The Boston Globe 's team of expert investigative reporters also provides important analyses of what's at stake and what this crisis of faith means for Catholics everywhere A team of reporters writing for "The Boston Globe" has amassed evidence that points to a long history of cover ups, hush money, and emotional blackmail used by the Catholic Church to hide sexual abuse within its ranks. Their investigation is the subject of this book Presents an eye-opening account of sexual abuse of children by priests in the Catholic Church and describes how these crimes were covered-up by senior church officials. Reprint. 25,000 first printing. With this expos, the Boston Globe presents the single most comprehensive account of the cover-ups, hush money and manipulation used by the Catholic Church to keep its history of sexual abuse secret. He was a small, wiry man with a disarming smile that, from a distance, gave him the gentle bearing of a kindly uncle or a friendly neighborhood shopkeeper.